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J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2021; 82(S 03): e330-e334
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701681
Original Article

Benefit of Endoscopic Surgery in the Management of Acute Invasive Skull Base Fungal Rhinosinusitis

Megan R. D'Andrea 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Corey M. Gill
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Melissa Umphlett
2   Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Satish Govindaraj
3   Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Anthony Del Signore
3   Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Joshua B. Bederson
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Alfred M.C. Iloreta
3   Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
,
Raj K. Shrivastava
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, United States
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Abstract

Objective This article aims to characterize 14 patients who underwent purely endoscopic surgical debridement of acute invasive skull base fungal rhinosinusitis, and to evaluate postoperative outcomes and risk for recurrence.

Design Retrospective cohort study.

Setting Tertiary single-institution neurosurgery department.

Participants We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients with skull base fungal infections treated with a purely endoscopic surgical approach at Mount Sinai Hospital from 1998 to 2018.

Main Outcome Measures Clinical presentation, number of recurrences, and mortality rate.

Results The most common underlying medical comorbidities were hematologic malignancy in 8 (57.1%) patients and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus in 7 (50%) patients. Presenting symptoms included headache (50%), eye pain (35.7%), facial pain (28.6%), visual changes (21.4%), and nasal congestion (14.3%). The fungal organisms identified on culture were Aspergillus (42.9%), Mucorales (28.6%), Fusarium (14.3%), Penicillium (7.1%), and unspecified (7.1%). Eight (57.1%) patients developed recurrence and required multiple surgical debridements. Patients who had only a hematologic malignancy were more likely to require multiple surgical debridements compared with those who did not have a hematologic malignancy or those who had both hematologic malignancy and underlying diabetes mellitus (p = 0.03). The mortality rate from surgery was 42.9%.

Conclusion Surgical endoscopic intervention is an option for definitive management of acute invasive skull base fungal rhinosinusitis; however, postoperative mortality and risk of recurrence requiring additional surgical interventions remains high. Patients with hematologic malignancy may be more susceptible to recurrent infection requiring multiple surgical debridements. We recommend early aggressive multimodal treatment. Multiple debridements may be warranted in most cases; close clinical surveillance is needed during neurosurgical intervention.

Keywords

acute fungal rhinosinusitis - endoscopic surgery - skull base - Aspergillus - Mucorales

Note

This study was presented at 29th Annual Meeting of North American Skull Base Society, February 2019.




Publication History

Received: 05 April 2019

Accepted: 24 December 2019

Article published online:
11 February 2020

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